Auto Repair Services

Tire Mounting & Wheel Balancing

When purchasing one or more new tires, it is necessary to have them professionally mounted and balanced on your vehicle, so they do not damage your vehicle’s axles, steering, or suspension, or cause an imbalance, which can lead to premature wear of tires, struts, and shocks. Virginia Tire & Auto’s expert technicians use state-of-the-art technology to remove your old tires, mount and, balance your new ones so that you can get back on the road quickly and safely.

What is Tire Mounting?

Tire Mounting is the process of removing the old tires from your vehicle’s wheels, putting new tires on your vehicle’s wheels, and then bolting the wheels back onto your vehicle. With our state-of-the-art equipment and Tire Industry Association certified professionals, we avoid common mounting mistakes like:

Failure to recognize the tire pressure monitoring system, run-flat tires, or other tire and wheel technologies.

Damaging tire and wheel technology like the TPMS could give you inaccurate pressure readings that could affect driving safely.

The improper handling of reverse mount wheels.

Some vehicles have wheels that mount differently from others – our technicians know how to correctly mount wheels of all types without risking damage to your vehicle.

Inserting the bead breaker incorrectly.

Doing so could damage the tire as it separates from the rim, which is a costly error.

Not using the proper amount of lubrication, if at all.

Using too much of a lubricant can cause the tire and wheel to slip on each other.

Using too little or none at all could cause the bead of the tire to tear, compromising the tire’s integrity.

Using handheld bars to mount tire beads.

Any slip of the hand could damage the tire or cause injury.

For some tires, hand pressure is simply not enough to fit the tire onto the rim.

Check out our best-in-class tire mounting technology:

Virginia Tire & Auto uses the virtually hands-free Hunter Revolution tire changer. This keeps your wheels scratch-free as we replace your tires and ensures that they will be mounted properly. For each tire, it only takes 2-3 minutes to mount the tire to the wheel, so we can get you on your way again.

Our Guarantee

We’re 100% committed to making sure you’re 100% satisfied. It’s been 40 years of doing things the right way and that’s why it’s part of our culture to make sure you’re in the most friendly, comfortable, and honest environment possible. And it’s also why our warranty not only covers all our services, but will be honored at all our locations, too.